Comments on: Rethinking Capitalism http://bwzone.wordpress.com/2008/10/28/rethinking-capitalism/ Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:49:32 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: bw http://bwzone.wordpress.com/2008/10/28/rethinking-capitalism/#comment-6231 bw Fri, 31 Oct 2008 16:21:50 +0000 http://bwzone.wordpress.com/?p=1736#comment-6231 Jayred - hehe.. I think my wife also feels she's stuck here in Canada with me LOL.. :lol: Well, the Statue of Liberty sort of suggests the notion of the American dream - no limits to fulfilling your dreams to achieve prosperity and greatness; no barriers to race, religion, social status, gender - everyone is equal under the eyes of the law and that's the reason why people flock to the US of A ! As they say, when one suggests a novel idea, a European would reply - WHY? An American's reply would be - WHY NOT? The Canadian dream is having a 6 pack in the fridge and playing ice hockey all winter long hahaha :) Jayred – hehe.. I think my wife also feels she’s stuck here in Canada with me LOL.. :lol:

Well, the Statue of Liberty sort of suggests the notion of the American dream – no limits to fulfilling your dreams to achieve prosperity and greatness; no barriers to race, religion, social status, gender – everyone is equal under the eyes of the law and that’s the reason why people flock to the US of A !

As they say, when one suggests a novel idea, a European would reply – WHY? An American’s reply would be – WHY NOT?

The Canadian dream is having a 6 pack in the fridge and playing ice hockey all winter long hahaha :)

]]> By: Jayred http://bwzone.wordpress.com/2008/10/28/rethinking-capitalism/#comment-6230 Jayred Fri, 31 Oct 2008 16:06:54 +0000 http://bwzone.wordpress.com/?p=1736#comment-6230 Pinoy Dream to me means being happy and fulfilled in the Philippines. :-) I never wanted to leave our country in the first place. It just so happened I fell in love and married a Swiss man -- oh my, oh my. Now, I'm stuck here (LOL). My family had the chance to migrate to the US in the '80s, but he and my older siblings decided not to pursue it. No regrets whatsoever. Canadian Dream? I used to have that dream in the '90s, but it was just a fleeting moment. **** Do that movie review! Hehe. (Well, I shut down my reviews blog a few weeks ago due to time constraints. But I sure do love to do reviews! I used to write book and film reviews for the newspaper.) Pinoy Dream to me means being happy and fulfilled in the Philippines. :-) I never wanted to leave our country in the first place. It just so happened I fell in love and married a Swiss man — oh my, oh my. Now, I’m stuck here (LOL).

My family had the chance to migrate to the US in the ’80s, but he and my older siblings decided not to pursue it. No regrets whatsoever.

Canadian Dream? I used to have that dream in the ’90s, but it was just a fleeting moment.

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Do that movie review! Hehe. (Well, I shut down my reviews blog a few weeks ago due to time constraints. But I sure do love to do reviews! I used to write book and film reviews for the newspaper.)

]]> By: bw http://bwzone.wordpress.com/2008/10/28/rethinking-capitalism/#comment-6229 bw Fri, 31 Oct 2008 15:09:05 +0000 http://bwzone.wordpress.com/?p=1736#comment-6229 Jayred - the gaya gaya or copy cat mentality is the by product of our colonial mentality. I don't think we can control it anymore but perhaps we need to modify to suit our own uniqueness :shock: Hehehe... you like the American Dream eh? I guess you're pretty daring :) As for the Pinoy Dream, I think you have already achieved it. Looks like the definition of Pinoy Dream nowadays is to get the heck out of the country LOL :) Hey, maybe you should try the Canadian Dream, although I'm not quite sure if it really exists :lol: I can't even start a moview review, how much more a dedicated review blog, ugh hehe.. But I will try. Darn, I don't know why I can't do a CD nor movie review. Seriously, maybe I'm not an artistic person ! :oops: Jayred – the gaya gaya or copy cat mentality is the by product of our colonial mentality. I don’t think we can control it anymore but perhaps we need to modify to suit our own uniqueness :shock:

Hehehe… you like the American Dream eh? I guess you’re pretty daring :) As for the Pinoy Dream, I think you have already achieved it. Looks like the definition of Pinoy Dream nowadays is to get the heck out of the country LOL :) Hey, maybe you should try the Canadian Dream, although I’m not quite sure if it really exists :lol:

I can’t even start a moview review, how much more a dedicated review blog, ugh hehe.. But I will try. Darn, I don’t know why I can’t do a CD nor movie review. Seriously, maybe I’m not an artistic person ! :oops:

]]> By: bw http://bwzone.wordpress.com/2008/10/28/rethinking-capitalism/#comment-6228 bw Fri, 31 Oct 2008 14:52:55 +0000 http://bwzone.wordpress.com/?p=1736#comment-6228 Tin - you should really watch the video as well as Ravi Batra's interview ! My company is a major Wall Street player so the answer is yes, it is very much at the front and center of the crisis but it had played its cards well and I have no doubts it will survive. The biggest question is, would I still be it's employee when the crisis is over ? :shock: Having said the above, I'm quite ready to receive the golden parachute ( package) and so are my colleagues. Everything depends on the state of the economy. The unfairness is while Canada hasn't been affected by the subprime mortgage meltdown because of the country's conservative banking regulations, net net I'm still working for is a US financial institution. In short, we are OK here but the mother lode isn't so - should we be downsized too? hehe.. now I really have to do the rotten tomato review.. :) The jokes and quote are mine. I just thought maybe I should make them relevant to the topics :) Tin – you should really watch the video as well as Ravi Batra’s interview !

My company is a major Wall Street player so the answer is yes, it is very much at the front and center of the crisis but it had played its cards well and I have no doubts it will survive. The biggest question is, would I still be it’s employee when the crisis is over ? :shock:

Having said the above, I’m quite ready to receive the golden parachute ( package) and so are my colleagues. Everything depends on the state of the economy. The unfairness is while Canada hasn’t been affected by the subprime mortgage meltdown because of the country’s conservative banking regulations, net net I’m still working for is a US financial institution. In short, we are OK here but the mother lode isn’t so – should we be downsized too?

hehe.. now I really have to do the rotten tomato review.. :)

The jokes and quote are mine. I just thought maybe I should make them relevant to the topics :)

]]> By: Jayred http://bwzone.wordpress.com/2008/10/28/rethinking-capitalism/#comment-6227 Jayred Fri, 31 Oct 2008 14:47:42 +0000 http://bwzone.wordpress.com/?p=1736#comment-6227 "Emulating the American style capitalism in Pinas may not work at all because the playing field is completely different and there are dynamics such as culture that can be incompatible hence ruinuous . Persisting in such an incompatibility is akin to stuffing the latest Microsoft Office Suite on a Windows 98 PC. It is recipe for disaster." Well said. But Pinoys are usually "gaya gaya." BTW, if asked to choose, I'd choose the "American Dream" over the "European Dream" anytime! But pursuing the "Pinoy Dream" is still the best option for an idealist like me. ***** Maybe it's time for you to create a new blog dedicated to DVD reviews. :-) Title can be "It's All Crap, Man!" -- hehe. Of course you can write movie reviews. ***** Nice "marina" pic. Pang CNN iReport. :-) “Emulating the American style capitalism in Pinas may not work at all because the playing field is completely different and there are dynamics such as culture that can be incompatible hence ruinuous . Persisting in such an incompatibility is akin to stuffing the latest Microsoft Office Suite on a Windows 98 PC. It is recipe for disaster.”

Well said. But Pinoys are usually “gaya gaya.”

BTW, if asked to choose, I’d choose the “American Dream” over the “European Dream” anytime! But pursuing the “Pinoy Dream” is still the best option for an idealist like me.

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Maybe it’s time for you to create a new blog dedicated to DVD reviews. :-) Title can be “It’s All Crap, Man!” — hehe. Of course you can write movie reviews.

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Nice “marina” pic. Pang CNN iReport. :-)

]]> By: tin-tin http://bwzone.wordpress.com/2008/10/28/rethinking-capitalism/#comment-6226 tin-tin Fri, 31 Oct 2008 14:35:53 +0000 http://bwzone.wordpress.com/?p=1736#comment-6226 sorry i didn't watch the video. your company's not really affected with the crisis, right? rotten tomato movie review? go! para di ko panoorin yon. hehe. galing mag-picture. question.. re your quote and joke. are you the one who picks it or is it random? coz i notice that it's always connected with your latest entry sorry i didn’t watch the video. your company’s not really affected with the crisis, right?

rotten tomato movie review? go! para di ko panoorin yon. hehe.

galing mag-picture.

question.. re your quote and joke. are you the one who picks it or is it random? coz i notice that it’s always connected with your latest entry

]]> By: bw http://bwzone.wordpress.com/2008/10/28/rethinking-capitalism/#comment-6225 bw Fri, 31 Oct 2008 13:42:34 +0000 http://bwzone.wordpress.com/?p=1736#comment-6225 Cliffnotes - when I was still living in Pinas, I visited Europe first before America. The advantage is, in one trip you can visit many countries of diverse cultures. The funny thing is I visited Canada way later :) In this day and age where travel is much easier and cheaper, I'm sure your dream will come true :) Cliffnotes – when I was still living in Pinas, I visited Europe first before America. The advantage is, in one trip you can visit many countries of diverse cultures. The funny thing is I visited Canada way later :)

In this day and age where travel is much easier and cheaper, I’m sure your dream will come true :)

]]> By: cliffnotes http://bwzone.wordpress.com/2008/10/28/rethinking-capitalism/#comment-6224 cliffnotes Fri, 31 Oct 2008 05:46:38 +0000 http://bwzone.wordpress.com/?p=1736#comment-6224 God bless Europe and US then..may the best capitalist win!hehe! It's been my long time dream to visit Europe, siguro hanggang dream nalang yun.:-) i searched for your movie review..anyway, i like the pics. esp. the boats under a blue sky. God bless Europe and US then..may the best capitalist win!hehe! It’s been my long time dream to visit Europe, siguro hanggang dream nalang yun.:-)

i searched for your movie review..anyway, i like the pics. esp. the boats under a blue sky.

]]> By: bw http://bwzone.wordpress.com/2008/10/28/rethinking-capitalism/#comment-6222 bw Thu, 30 Oct 2008 22:43:01 +0000 http://bwzone.wordpress.com/?p=1736#comment-6222 Panaderos - you got the right word " unbridled capitalism" which assumes leaving everything to the free market to exploit. I say a mix of socialism isn't bad if it's purpose is eliminate abject poverty. One of the tenets of socialism is the acceptance that not all people are smart, healthy both physically and mentally and such people need to be given support by the government. Thanks. Nope, it's not allied to the White Rose chain. This place is out in the hinterlands, in the aboriginal lands :) Panaderos – you got the right word ” unbridled capitalism” which assumes leaving everything to the free market to exploit. I say a mix of socialism isn’t bad if it’s purpose is eliminate abject poverty. One of the tenets of socialism is the acceptance that not all people are smart, healthy both physically and mentally and such people need to be given support by the government.

Thanks. Nope, it’s not allied to the White Rose chain. This place is out in the hinterlands, in the aboriginal lands :)

]]> By: Panaderos http://bwzone.wordpress.com/2008/10/28/rethinking-capitalism/#comment-6220 Panaderos Thu, 30 Oct 2008 19:56:20 +0000 http://bwzone.wordpress.com/?p=1736#comment-6220 Too much of everything is bad. Unbridled capitalism could lead to abuses as what happened here in the US. A certain level of regulation will always be needed to make sure that businesses don't abuse the public trust. Too much socialism could also be bad because it tends to generate a sense of entitlement among its citizens and could diminish an individual's initiative to start and grow his own business. We need a balance somewhere to get the best out of both systems, if that's possible. Nice pictures. I wonder if that White Rose is affiliated with the White Rose System chain of restaurants here. Too much of everything is bad. Unbridled capitalism could lead to abuses as what happened here in the US. A certain level of regulation will always be needed to make sure that businesses don’t abuse the public trust. Too much socialism could also be bad because it tends to generate a sense of entitlement among its citizens and could diminish an individual’s initiative to start and grow his own business. We need a balance somewhere to get the best out of both systems, if that’s possible.

Nice pictures. I wonder if that White Rose is affiliated with the White Rose System chain of restaurants here.

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